Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-05-05

| over $3.50 a month.
THE Wichita papers are still full of
the sewerage question. This is a knotty
question to be considered, and one
that Is liable to be so for some time to
come in Wichita.
WHILE real estate is not so lively in
most Kansas towns as it was six weeks
ago, yet the boom is undiminiShed.
The fact is, when the farming season
comes, the Kansan goes to work and
nothing will induce him to sell out his
homestead. This of course has de-
creased the sale of farms. AS to town
lots, they are still active.
THE latest arrival to our sanctum
table is the McCracken Enterprise. 1t
is one of the most creditable country
papers in this part of the state, and de-
serves to succeed. Mr.. Newton we
know personally; and we can testify
that he is good newspaper man. Most
of our readers will remember that he
was proprietor of the Pawnee Rock
Leader.
HEREAFTER the editorial sanctum
of the GRAPHIC and also the DEMO
Graf will be upstairs in the Opera
House block. Persons having business
with that department, can call up
there. But the business department of
both papers will still be III the base
ment where all persons having bust
ness with either office in regard to ads,
subscription, etc, should call. This
move was made necessary by the
crowded condition of our Office down
stairs.
THERE will always be found i'll every
community some prophets of evil
some who prefer to look at the gloomy,
rather than the bright side. Only d
week OF two since this school of proph-
cts were predicting that Kansas was
surely to be visited by Il drouth this
year. But the rain came, and our peo
pie were made glad. Now since there
is no further fear of drouth, these men
are declaring that Kansas is growing
at pace too rapid for permanency.
But in this they are as far wrong as in
their first predictions.
THE rains of late have almost in
sured bOuntiful crops in western and
central Kansas this year. In fact there
was never Il more confident and cheer
fnl people than those inhabiting the
country from here to the eastern line
of Colorado. Their faith in the cOun-
try, in its possibilities, is unbomded.
lance is called a boom will die is not
well founded. The prospects of west
ern Kansas are brighter to-day than
ever before-the army of immigrants
is larger than ever befOre-the towns
are building as never before. We as
sure our friends in the east that this
boom is no transient affair, but will
continue until every foot of these fertile
plains is under cultivation.
IT must afford the Republican lead
ers the most eXquisit pain when they
contemplate the present prosperity of
country under Il Democratic adminis-
tration. 1t is fresh in the memory of
every voter in this country that they
fOretOld the most direful consequences
in case Cleveland was elected in 'S4
But Cleveland was elected and we are
having general prosperity that is as
surprising as it is gratifying. The
Democratic party does not propose to
follow the lead of the Republicans and
try to rob the Deity of the credit of
seasOnable years and a fertile soil.
But We do propose to say that the fin
anceS of this country have been man
aged with consummate skill and un-
impeachable integrity since Mr.. Cleve-
land was installed. We are firmly
persuaded that the Republican leaders
We're never doubtful of Mr.. Cleveland
OF his ability. and the result shows that
they were only trying to dupe their
more ignorant followers. How long
will the rank and file of that party be
led by men who will thus deliberately
concoct and preach what they know is
false? We read the signs amisS if the
Kansas republicans are to be duped in
'SS as they were in 81. We are not
prepared to say that Cleveland will be
our next candidate; but whether he is
or is not, the Democratic party viii be,
IL the future as in the past, committed
to the principle of governmental re-
form. No rebel war debts have been
paid as predicted, and the Republican
prophets, who were loud in proclaim
| ing that such would be the policy of a